CN113328269B

CN113328269B - Connecting assembly, cable plug and cable assembly

Info

Publication number: CN113328269B
Application number: CN202110413967.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈涛; 张翔
Original assignee: Anker Innovations Co Ltd
Current assignee: Anker Innovations Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-04-16
Filing date: 2021-04-16
Publication date: 2023-03-24
Anticipated expiration: 2041-04-16
Also published as: CN113328269A

Abstract

The application provides a coupling assembling, cable plug and cable subassembly. The connecting assembly comprises a shell and a plurality of plug wire assemblies; wherein, the shell is provided with an accommodating cavity and a clamping groove; the clamping groove is used for being clamped and fixed with the fixing column of the female seat; the plurality of wire inserting assemblies are arranged in the accommodating cavity and used for fixing one end of the cable and electrically connecting with the cable; and at least part of the plug wire assembly protrudes out of the accommodating cavity and is positioned in the clamping groove, so that the plug wire assembly is electrically connected with the electric contact on the fixing column when the fixing column of the female seat is inserted into the clamping groove. This coupling assembling can make the installation of female seat comparatively simple with the dismantlement process, and safety, and conveniently change the female seat of different functional module.

Description

Connecting assembly, cable plug and cable assembly

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electronics, in particular to a connecting assembly, a cable plug and a cable assembly.

Background

In daily life, a cable is often required to be connected with a female seat so as to communicate the female seat with a power supply; such as a wall socket.

At present, generally directly with the cable and the cable interface connection of female seat, nevertheless installation procedure is comparatively complicated, dangerous like this, and when changing female seat, for example when changing the wall of different functions and inserting conversion module, the dismantlement process is also comparatively loaded down with trivial details.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a coupling assembling, cable plug and cable subassembly, this coupling assembling can solve the installation of current cable and female seat comparatively complicated, dangerous, and when changing female seat, the dismantlement process is also comparatively loaded down with trivial details problem.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the first technical solution adopted by the present application is: a connection assembly is provided. The connecting assembly comprises a shell and a plurality of plug wire assemblies; wherein, the shell is provided with an accommodating cavity and a clamping groove; the clamping groove is used for being clamped and fixed with the fixing column of the female seat; the plurality of wire inserting assemblies are arranged in the accommodating cavity and used for fixing one end of the cable and electrically connecting with the cable; and at least part of the plug wire assembly protrudes out of the accommodating cavity and is positioned in the clamping groove, so that the plug wire assembly is electrically connected with the electric contact on the fixed column when the fixed column of the female seat is inserted into the clamping groove.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the second technical solution adopted by the present application is: a cable plug is provided. The cable plug comprises a cable and a connecting component; the connecting assembly is used for fixing one end of a cable and is electrically connected with the cable; the connecting assembly is the connecting assembly related to the above.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the third technical solution adopted by the present application is: a cable assembly is provided. The cable assembly comprises a female socket and a connecting assembly; the female socket is provided with a first end face and a second end face different from the first end face, the first end face of the female socket is provided with at least one electric jack, and the second end face of the female socket is provided with a fixing column; the connecting element is the connecting component or the cable plug; the fixing column of the female seat is used for extending into the clamping groove of the connecting component to realize the clamping fixation and the electric connection of the two, or is used for extending into the clamping groove of the cable plug to realize the clamping fixation and the electric connection of the two, so that power is supplied to the female seat through the connecting element.

According to the connecting assembly, the cable plug and the cable assembly, the connecting assembly is provided with the shell, the shell is provided with the accommodating cavity and the clamping groove, and the clamping groove is clamped with the fixing column of the female seat, so that the fixed connection of the connecting assembly and the female seat is realized; meanwhile, a plurality of wire plugging components are arranged and arranged in the accommodating cavity, so that one end of the cable is fixed through the wire plugging components and is electrically connected with the cable; in addition, at least part of the plug wire assembly protrudes out of the accommodating cavity and is positioned in the clamping groove, so that when the fixed column of the female seat is inserted into the clamping groove for fixing, the electric contact on the fixed column is in contact with the part of the plug wire assembly positioned in the clamping groove and is electrically connected, the female seat is electrically connected with the cable, and the female seat is installed; the connecting assembly can enable the female seat to be inserted into the clamping groove to be fixed with the connecting assembly and simultaneously to be in contact with the wire inserting assembly so as to realize the electric connection with the cable, compared with the scheme that the cable and the female seat are fixed to realize the electric connection of the cable and the female seat in the prior art, the mounting process is simpler, and in the dismounting process, the female seat can be dismounted by directly pulling out the female seat from the clamping groove, so that the dismounting process of the female seat is simpler, and the mounting and dismounting of the female seat are simpler due to the connecting assembly, so that the female seats with different functions can be conveniently replaced; in addition, because the contact point of plug wire subassembly and female seat is located the screens inslot, and the two realizes the installation and the dismantlement of female seat through the mode of plug contact, compares in the scheme that the contact point is located the casing surface or through artifical wiring, can make whole installation and dismantlement process all comparatively safe and reliable.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic overall structure diagram of a connecting assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a disassembled schematic view of the structure shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3a is a schematic structural diagram of a first visual female socket according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3b is a schematic structural diagram of a female socket under a second vision according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cable secured to a connection assembly as provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a first connecting element according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a first connecting element at a contact position with an electrical contact on a fixing post of a female socket according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a lower housing according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 isbase:Sub>A schematic cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of the structure shown in FIG. 1 according to one embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic overall structure diagram of a cable plug according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a disassembled schematic view of the structure shown in FIG. 9 according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a cable assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a cable assembly according to another embodiment of the present application;

fig. 13 is a disassembled schematic view of the structure shown in fig. 12 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The terms "first", "second" and "third" in this application are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or as implying a number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," or "third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless explicitly specified otherwise. All directional indicators in the embodiments of the present application (such as upper, lower, left, right, front, and rear … …) are used only to explain the relative positional relationship between the components in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), the motion situation, and the like, and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly. Furthermore, the terms "including" and "having," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

The present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

Please refer to fig. 1 to fig. 3b, wherein fig. 1 is a schematic overall structure diagram of a connecting assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 2 is a disassembled schematic view of the structure shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 3a is a schematic structural diagram of a female socket according to an embodiment of the present application; fig. 3b is a schematic structural diagram of a female socket under a second vision according to an embodiment of the present application. In the present embodiment, a connection assembly 10 is provided, where the connection assembly 10 is used to fix a cable 21 and electrically connect with the cable 21, so that a female socket 30 can be electrically connected with the cable 21 by contacting with the connection assembly 10, and thus, the installation of the female socket 30 is achieved.

The specific structure of the female socket 30 can be seen in fig. 3a, and the female socket 30 specifically includes a main body 31 and a fixing post 32 disposed on the main body 31; among them, various electronic components are provided in the main body 31 to realize corresponding functions, such as an ac module or a Type-module; the fixing post 32 is made of an insulating material, such as plastic or rubber, and an electrical contact 321 electrically connected to the internal electronic component is disposed on an outer side wall of the fixing post 32, so that the female socket 30 is electrically connected to the connecting component 10 through the electrical contact 321; specifically, the number of the electrical contacts 321 is the same as that of the plug wire assembly 12, and the electrical contacts are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence. Specifically, the female socket 30 can be an AC socket, a Type-outlet socket, a Type-and Type-outlet compatible socket, a Type-outlet socket or a Type-and Type-outlet compatible socket.

Specifically, referring to fig. 2 and 4, fig. 4 is a perspective view of a cable secured to a connection assembly according to an embodiment of the present application; the connection assembly 10 may include a housing 11 and a number of patch modules 12.

The housing 11 has an accommodating cavity 110a (see fig. 8 below) and a locking groove 110b; the clamping groove 110b is used for clamping and fixing with the fixing column 32 of the female seat 30; the plurality of plug wire assemblies 12 are arranged in the accommodating cavity 110a, and the plug wire assemblies 12 are specifically used for fixing one end of the cable 21 and electrically connected with the cable 21; the specific structure of the cable 21 fixed on the plug wire assembly 12 can be seen in fig. 4; and at least part of the plug wire assembly 12 protrudes out of the accommodating cavity 110a and is located in the locking groove 110b, so that when the fixing post 32 of the female socket 30 is inserted into the locking groove 110b for fixing, the electric contact 321 on the fixing post 32 contacts with the part of the plug wire assembly 12 located in the locking groove 110b, so as to realize electric connection with the cable 21 through the plug wire assembly 12, thereby completing the installation of the female socket 30.

Because the connecting assembly 10 can enable the female socket 30 to be inserted into the clamping groove 110b to be fixed with the connecting assembly 10 and simultaneously to be contacted with the plug wire assembly 12 to realize the electrical connection with the cable 21, compared with the scheme that the cable 21 and the female socket 30 are fixed to realize the electrical connection between the two in the prior art, the mounting process is simpler, and in the dismounting process, the female socket 30 can be directly pulled out from the clamping groove 110b to dismount the female socket 30, so that the dismounting process of the female socket 30 is simpler; meanwhile, after the female socket 30 is installed, a user can replace the female socket 30 with different functional modules by himself even if the power is on, for example, the wall plug modules with different functions are replaced, so that a professional is not required to operate, and corresponding cost is saved; the connecting assembly 10 enables the female seat 30 to be mounted and dismounted simply, so that the female seats 30 with different functions can be replaced conveniently; in addition, because the contact point of the plug wire assembly 12 and the female socket 30 is located in the clamping groove 110b, and the plug wire assembly and the female socket 30 are mounted and dismounted in a plugging contact manner, compared with a scheme that the contact point is located on the surface of the shell 11 or is manually wired, the whole mounting and dismounting process is safe and reliable.

Wherein, the cable 21 can be a live wire, a zero wire or a ground wire; the cable 21 corresponds to the plug wire assembly 12; in a specific embodiment, the number of the plug wire assemblies 12 may be three, and the three plug wire assemblies 12 are respectively used for fixing one end of the live wire, the neutral wire and the ground wire; in this embodiment, the number of the electrical contacts 321 on the fixed post 32 is also three, and the three electrical contacts 321 correspond to the plug assembly 12 electrically connecting the live wire, the neutral wire and the ground wire, respectively, so as to be electrically connected with the live wire, the neutral wire and the ground wire through the plug assembly 12 after the fixed post 32 of the female housing 30 is inserted into the locking groove 110 b.

Referring to fig. 2, each wire insertion assembly 12 specifically includes a first connecting member 121, a second connecting member 122 and a fixing member 123.

Wherein, the second connecting piece 122 is arranged opposite to at least part of the first connecting piece 121; the fixing member 123 fixes the first connector 121 and the second connector 122 on the housing 11, and is used to fix one end of the cable 21 between the first connector 121 and the second connector 122, so that the cable 21 is electrically connected with the first connector 121; the fixing member 123 may be a stud, the first connecting member 121 and the second connecting member 122 may be correspondingly provided with threads, and the stud is screwed with the threads on the first connecting member 121 and the second connecting member 122 to fix the two on the housing 11; and in the process of fixing the cable 21, for example, when the fixing member 123 is a stud, the stud may be first loosened to separate the stud from the second connecting member 122, and then the cable 21 is inserted into the accommodating cavity 110a and located between the first connecting member 121 and the second connecting member 122, at this time, the cable 21 is located at one end of the stud facing the second connecting member 122, and then the stud is screwed to fix the cable 21 between the first connecting member 121 and the second connecting member 122 and electrically connect with the first connecting member 121.

The first connecting member 121 and the second connecting member 122 may be made of a conductive metal, such as copper; in a specific embodiment, the length of the first connecting element 121 is greater than the length of the second connecting element 122, the first end of the first connecting element 121 is disposed opposite to the second connecting element 122 and forms a limit groove 1211, the second connecting element 122 is disposed in the limit groove 1211, and after the cable 21 is fixed to the connecting assembly 10, one end of the cable 21 is specifically fixed between the second connecting element 122 and the bottom wall of the limit groove 1211; the second end of the first connecting element 121 extends into the locking slot 110b and forms a conductive portion 1212, so that after the female housing 30 is pressed downward to make the fixing post 32 of the female housing 30 extend into the locking slot 110b and tightly fixed, the electrical contact 321 on the fixing post 32 continuously contacts with the conductive portion 1212 of the first connecting element 121 to achieve electrical connection.

In a specific embodiment, referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a first connecting member provided in an embodiment of the present application; the first connecting member 121 may specifically include a metal base plate 121a and two first lugs 121b.

The metal substrate 121a may be a strip substrate having a first end and a second end opposite to each other along a length direction thereof; the two first lugs 121b are oppositely disposed on two opposite sides of the first end of the metal substrate 121a along the width direction of the metal substrate 121a, and extend along a direction perpendicular to the metal substrate 121a relative to the metal substrate 121a to form a limit groove 1211 in cooperation with the metal substrate 121 a; it will be appreciated that the retaining groove 1211 is axially open and laterally open, with the lateral opening being oriented toward the second connector 122; the second end of the metal substrate 121a extends into the locking slot 110b and forms a conductive portion 1212 to contact with the electrical contact 321 on the fixing post 32 for electrical connection.

In a preferred embodiment, in order to increase the contact area between the first connecting element 121 and the electrical contact 321 on the fixed post 32 and ensure effective contact therebetween, the second end of the metal substrate 121a can be bent toward the extending direction of the first lug 121b after extending into the positioning slot 110b, the bent portion forms the conductive portion 1212 of the first connecting element 121, and the electrical contact 321 on the fixed post 32 abuts against the conductive portion 1212 along a direction perpendicular to the plane of the conductive portion 1212; specifically, fig. 6 is a schematic view of a contact position between the first connector 121 and the electrical contact 321 on the fixed post 32 according to this embodiment, and fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a contact position between the first connector and the electrical contact 321 on the fixed post of the female socket according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 2, the housing 11 specifically includes an upper housing 111 and a lower housing 112.

Specifically, referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a structural schematic view of the lower housing according to an embodiment of the present application, in which the lower housing 112 has a plurality of receiving slots 112a and a through hole 112b that are insulated from each other and are disposed at intervals, and a plurality of plug wire assemblies 12 are embedded in the plurality of receiving slots 112a and are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of receiving slots 112a, that is, one plug wire assembly 12 is embedded in one receiving slot 112a; and a threading hole 112c is formed on the sidewall of each accommodating slot 112a, so that the cable 21 extends into the accommodating slot 112a through the threading hole 112c and is fixed with the wire inserting assembly 12. Specifically, the receiving grooves 112a may be disposed side by side and located on the same side of the through hole 112 b.

Specifically, see fig. 2 and 7; the lower shell 112 comprises a bottom wall, an annular side wall and a plurality of partition plates, wherein the plurality of partition plates divide the inner space of the lower shell 112 into a plurality of accommodating grooves 112a and a through hole 112b, wherein part of the annular side wall is matched with one partition plate to form the through hole 112b, and the plurality of partition plates, the bottom wall and part of the annular side wall are matched to form a plurality of accommodating grooves 112a; wherein, the annular side wall is rectangular, the threading holes 112c are arranged on the annular side wall, and referring to fig. 2, the three threading holes 112c can be positioned on the same side of the annular side wall; one end of the bottom wall close to the threading hole 112c can be provided with a mounting seat, and the wire plugging assembly 12 is particularly arranged on the mounting seat; in a specific embodiment, the mounting seat can be provided with a threaded hole so as to realize the mounting and fixing of the mounting seat and the mounting seat through a stud.

Referring to fig. 2, one end of the receiving groove 112a away from the threading hole 112c and the through hole 112b have a common side wall 112d, the second end of the first connector 121 specifically extends into the through hole 112b and bends toward a direction away from the upper housing 111 to form a conductive portion 1212, and the conductive portion 1212 is specifically disposed on a side surface of the common side wall 112d facing the locking groove 110b and may be spaced from a position of the common side wall 112d close to the bottom, that is, the conductive portion 1212 does not extend to a port of the through hole 112 b.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 7, a side surface of the common sidewall 112d facing the locking slot 110b forms a groove 112e, the conductive portion 1212 is embedded in the groove 112e, and the conductive portion 1212 is at least flush with an opening of the groove 112e facing the locking slot 110b, or at least a portion of the conductive portion 1212 protrudes from the opening of the groove 112e facing the locking slot 110b, that is, a portion of the conductive portion 1212 protrudes or bends toward the locking slot 110b (see fig. 1); in an embodiment, after the fixing post 32 extends into the positioning slot 110b, the fixing post 32 presses the conductive portion 1212 of the first connecting element 121, and the protruding or bent portion of the conductive portion 1212 contracts into the recess 112e, so as to ensure that the fixing post 32 can be effectively abutted against the conductive portion 1212 after being inserted into the positioning slot 110b, thereby achieving electrical connection.

Specifically, the number of the accommodating grooves 112a is the same as the number of the plug wire assemblies 12, and may be three, and the live wire, the neutral wire and the ground wire respectively extend into the accommodating grooves 112a through the threading holes 112c corresponding to the accommodating grooves 112a to be fixed with the plug wire assemblies 12 in the current accommodating grooves 112a and to be electrically connected; and referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 isbase:Sub>A schematic sectional view taken alongbase:Sub>A-base:Sub>A direction of the structure shown in fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; two adjacent accommodating grooves 112a can be completely insulated and isolated by double ultrasound, so that two adjacent plug wire assemblies 12 can be completely isolated, and the short circuit problem can be avoided.

A first buckling piece 112f can be further arranged on the inner hole wall of the through hole 112b, and a second buckling piece 322 is arranged at a position of the fixed column 32 of the female seat 30 corresponding to the first buckling piece 112f, so that after the female seat 30 is inserted into the clamping groove 110b, the first buckling piece 112f is clamped with the second buckling piece 322 to realize clamping and fixing of the connecting component 10 and the female seat 30; specifically, one of the first locking member 112f and the second locking member 322 may be a protrusion, and the other may be a locking groove; the number of the first locking elements 112f may be two, and two first locking elements 112f are oppositely disposed on the other side walls of the through hole 112b different from the common side wall 112d, and are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the second locking elements 322.

The upper housing 111 is specifically covered on the lower housing 112, and cooperates with the through hole 112b to form a retaining groove 110b, and cooperates with the plurality of receiving grooves 112a to form a receiving cavity 110a.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the upper housing 111 may specifically include a panel 1111 and a cover plate 1112; wherein, the panel 1111 covers the lower casing 112; specifically, the panel 1111 may be fixed by gluing, ultrasonic or snap-fitting, and the upper surface of the panel 1111 may be flush with the upper surface of the lower housing 112; in an embodiment, the panel 1111 further has a plurality of through holes 1113, and the plurality of through holes 1113 correspond to the plurality of receiving grooves 112a one-to-one, so that the fixing member 123 of the wire insertion assembly 12 is exposed through the through hole 1113, and thus, in a specific use process, after the panel 1111 and the lower housing 112 are mounted, the fixing member 123 can be screwed through the through hole 1113 to fix the cable 21 between the first connecting member 121 and the second connecting member 122 or detach the cable 21 from between the first connecting member 121 and the second connecting member 122 through the through hole 1113, compared with a scheme of detaching the whole upper housing 111 to mount or detach the cable 21, the operation safety can be improved, and the detachment and mounting processes of the panel 1111 can be omitted in the fixing process of the cable 21, so that the whole operation process is simpler.

Of course, in other embodiments, the number of the through holes 1113 may be one, and the fixing elements 123 in the accommodating groove 112a can be exposed through the through holes 1113, which is not limited in this embodiment as long as the fixing elements 123 of the plug wire assembly 12 can be exposed, so that the fixing elements 123 can be conveniently screwed outside the housing 11.

The cover plate 1112 covers the surface of the side, away from the lower shell 112, of the panel 1111 and is used for shielding the through holes 1113; in an embodiment, the panel 1111 faces away from a side surface of the lower housing 112, and a receiving groove is formed at a position corresponding to the plurality of through holes 1113, the plurality of through holes 1113 are located at the bottom of the receiving groove and are communicated with the bottom of the receiving groove, and the cover plate 1112 is specifically embedded in the receiving groove to shield the plurality of through holes 1113; and a side surface of the cover plate 1112 facing away from the through hole 1113 may be flush with a side surface of the panel 1111 facing away from the lower housing 112, so as to smooth the surface of the upper housing 111. The cover 1112 may be made of an insulating material, such as plastic or rubber, to provide a certain insulating function.

In a specific embodiment, the cover plate 1112 and the panel 1111 are fixed by gluing, ultrasonic or snap-fastening; for example, a plurality of protrusions may be formed at positions different from the positions of the plurality of through holes 1113 at the bottom of the receiving groove, a plurality of recesses corresponding to the plurality of protrusions are formed at positions of the cover plate 1112, and after the cover plate 1112 is inserted into the receiving groove, the protrusions are inserted into the recesses to fix the cover plate 1112 in the receiving groove; of course, in an embodiment, the protrusion may also be formed on the sidewall of the cover plate 1112, and this embodiment is not limited thereto as long as the snap-fit fixing can be achieved.

Of course, in the embodiment, in order to facilitate detaching the cover plate 1112 from the panel 1111, a hook ring may be further disposed on a side surface of the cover plate 1112 facing away from the through hole 1113, so as to pull the cover plate 1112 out of the receiving groove by applying a force on the hook ring; specifically, a receiving groove may be further formed on a side surface of the cover plate 1112 facing away from the through hole 1113, and the hook may be specifically received in the receiving groove and may be configured between the first state and the second state; specifically, when the hook ring is in the first state, the hook ring is located in the receiving groove to reduce the space volume of the connecting assembly 10, and when the hook ring is in the second state, the hook ring is located outside the receiving groove to enable a user to insert and remove the cover plate 1112 out of the receiving groove through the hook ring. Of course, in other embodiments, a groove not communicated with the accommodating groove 112a may be directly formed on a side surface of the cover 1112 facing away from the through hole 1113, so that a user's finger or other device can extend into the groove, and the cover 1112 can be pulled down by applying an acting force.

The connecting assembly 10 can fix the cable 21 and electrically connect with the cable 21, so that the female base 30 can be electrically connected with the cable 21 through the connecting assembly 10, and the female base 30 can be fixed and electrically connected with the connecting assembly 10 in a pluggable manner, so that the female bases 30 with different functions can be conveniently replaced even if the female base 30 and the cable 21 are installed and electrically connected, and in the whole process, the replacement of the electrified part is not needed, namely, other cables 21 are not needed to be additionally used to be communicated with a power supply when the female bases 30 with other functions are used; simultaneously, because this coupling assembling 10 conveniently changes female seat 30, thereby can make female seat 30 be the female seat 30 of single function, and when the female seat 30 of other functions is used to needs, then change current female seat 30 in order to satisfy user's demand, compare in prior art, in order to improve the function that current wall was inserted, set up the scheme of a plurality of functional modules on same female seat 30, the area and the space volume of female seat 30 have been reduced greatly, make the space occupancy that whole wall was inserted littleer, user experience's satisfaction has effectively been improved.

In the connecting assembly 10 provided in this embodiment, the housing 11 is provided, and the housing 11 has the accommodating cavity 110a and the locking groove 110b, so that the locking groove 110b is locked with the fixing post 32 of the female socket 30, thereby realizing the fixed connection between the two; meanwhile, by arranging the plurality of plug wire assemblies 12 and arranging the plurality of plug wire assemblies 12 in the accommodating cavity 110a, one end of the cable 21 is fixed by the plug wire assemblies 12 and is electrically connected with the cable 21; in addition, at least part of the plug wire assembly 12 protrudes out of the accommodating cavity 110a and is positioned in the clamping groove 110b, so that the electric contact 321 on the fixed column 32 is in contact with the part of the plug wire assembly 12 positioned in the clamping groove 110b and realizes electric connection while the fixed column 32 of the female socket 30 is inserted into the clamping groove 110b for fixing, and thus the female socket 30 is electrically connected with the cable 21, so as to complete the installation of the female socket 30; because the connecting assembly 10 can enable the female socket 30 to be inserted into the clamping groove 110b to be fixed with the connecting assembly 10 and simultaneously to be in contact with the plug wire assembly 12 so as to realize the electric connection with the cable 21, compared with the scheme of fixing the cable 21 and the female socket 30 so as to realize the electric connection of the two in the prior art, the mounting process is simpler, and in the dismounting process, the female socket 30 can be dismounted by directly pulling out the female socket 30 from the clamping groove 110b, so that the dismounting process of the female socket 30 is simpler, and the mounting and dismounting of the female socket 30 are simpler due to the connecting assembly 10, so that the female sockets 30 with different functions can be conveniently replaced; in addition, because the contact point of the plug wire assembly 12 and the female socket 30 is located in the clamping groove 110b, and the plug wire assembly and the female socket 30 are mounted and dismounted in a plugging contact manner, compared with a scheme that the contact point is located on the surface of the shell 11 or manual wiring is adopted, the whole mounting and dismounting process is safe and reliable.

Please refer to fig. 9 to 10, wherein fig. 9 is a schematic view of an overall structure of a cable plug according to an embodiment of the present application; FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the structure of FIG. 9 according to one embodiment of the present application; in the present embodiment, a cable plug 20 is provided. The cable plug 20 may include: a cable 21 and a connection assembly 22.

Wherein, the cable 21 can be a live wire, a zero wire or a ground wire; the connecting assembly 22 is used for fixing one end of the cable 21 and electrically connected with the cable 21; and connecting component 22 may specifically be the connecting component 10 provided in any of the embodiments described above; for the specific structure and function of the connection component 22 and the connection and fixation relationship between the connection component 10 and the cable 21, reference may be made to the related text description of the connection and fixation relationship between the connection component 10 and the cable 21 provided in the above embodiments, and details are not repeated herein.

In a specific embodiment, the number of the cables 21 may be three, and the three cables 21 are respectively a live wire, a neutral wire and a ground wire; the connecting assembly 22 may specifically include three plug wire assemblies 12, and the three plug wire assemblies 12 are respectively used for fixing and electrically connecting the live wire, the neutral wire and the ground wire, and the specific fixing method may refer to the above description of the related text, and will not be described herein again.

The cable plug 20 provided by the embodiment is provided with the cable 21 and the connecting assembly 22, the connecting assembly 22 is provided to include the housing 11, and the housing 11 is provided with the accommodating cavity 110a and the clamping groove 110b, so that the clamping groove 110b is clamped with the fixing post 32 of the female socket 30, and the fixed connection between the two is realized; meanwhile, by arranging the plurality of plug wire assemblies 12 and arranging the plurality of plug wire assemblies 12 in the accommodating cavity 110a, one end of the cable 21 is fixed by the plug wire assemblies 12 and is electrically connected with the cable 21; in addition, at least part of the plug wire assembly 12 protrudes out of the accommodating cavity 110a and is located in the clamping groove 110b, so that when the fixing column 32 of the female socket 30 is inserted into the clamping groove 110b for fixing, the electric contact 321 on the fixing column 32 is in contact with the part of the plug wire assembly 12 located in the clamping groove 110b and realizes electric connection, and thus, the female socket 30 is electrically connected with the cable 21, and the installation of the female socket 30 is completed; because the connecting component 22 can enable the female seat 30 to be inserted into the clamping groove 110b to be fixed with the connecting component 22 and simultaneously to be contacted with the plug wire component 12 so as to realize the electric connection with the cable 21, compared with the scheme of fixing the cable 21 and the female seat 30 so as to realize the electric connection of the two, the mounting process is simpler, and in the dismounting process, the female seat 30 can be directly pulled out from the clamping groove 110b so as to dismount the female seat 30, so that the dismounting process of the female seat 30 is simpler, and the mounting and dismounting of the female seat 30 are simpler due to the connecting component 22, so that the female seats 30 with different functions can be conveniently replaced; in addition, because the contact point of the plug wire assembly 12 and the female socket 30 is located in the clamping groove 110b, and the two are in contact with each other by plugging, the installation and the disassembly of the female socket 30 can be realized, compared with the scheme that the contact point is located on the surface of the shell 11 or is connected by manual wiring, the whole installation and disassembly process is safer and more reliable.

Referring to fig. 11 to 13, fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a cable assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a cable assembly provided in accordance with another embodiment of the present application; fig. 13 is a disassembled schematic view of the structure shown in fig. 12 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the present embodiment, a cable assembly 100 is provided, and the cable assembly 100 may specifically include a female socket 30 and a connecting member 40.

The connecting element 40 may be the connecting assembly 10 provided in any of the above embodiments; specifically, in this embodiment, the specific structure of the cable assembly 100 can be seen in fig. 11; of course, the connecting element 40 may also be the cable plug 20 provided in any of the above embodiments; specifically, in this embodiment, the specific structure of the cable assembly 100 can be seen in fig. 12 and 13.

Referring to fig. 3a and 3b, the female socket 30 has a first end surface and a second end surface different from the first end surface, the first end surface of the female socket 30 has at least one electrical receptacle 311 for an electrical plug of an external device to be inserted, the second end surface of the female socket 30 has a fixing post 32, and the fixing post 32 of the female socket 30 is used to extend into the locking groove 110b of the connecting assembly 10 to achieve the locking and electrical connection of the two, or extend into the locking groove 110b of the cable plug 20 to achieve the locking and electrical connection of the two, so as to supply power to the female socket 30 through the connecting element 40. The fixing post 32 and the locking slot 110b are matched in size to tightly fix the two.

Specifically, the first end surface and the second end surface of the female socket 30 may be disposed opposite to each other, and the first end surface of the female socket 30 may be disposed with a functional electrical receptacle 311, such as a triangular receptacle. In a particular embodiment, the female housing 30 can be an AC outlet, a Type-and Type-outlet compatible outlet, a Type-outlet, or a Type-and Type-outlet compatible outlet.

Specifically, the locking slot 110b may be a rectangular slot, and a portion of the wire-plugging component 12 of the connecting element 40 protrudes from the receiving slot 112a and is located on a side wall of the locking slot 110b; the fixing post 32 may be a rectangular block made of an insulating material, such as plastic or rubber; in a specific embodiment, the outer sidewall of the fixing post 32 is provided with an electrical contact 321 electrically connected to an electronic component inside the main body 31, and the electrical contact 321 corresponds to the plug wire assembly 12 located on the sidewall of the locking groove 110b, so that after the fixing post 32 is inserted into the locking groove 110b and fixed to the connecting element 40, the electrical contact 321 on the fixing post 32 can contact with a portion of the plug wire assembly 12 located in the locking groove 110b, so that the female socket 30 is electrically connected to the cable 21 through the electrical contact 321 and the plug wire assembly 12, and the fixing post 32 fixes the female socket 30 and simultaneously electrically connects the female socket 30, compared with a scheme in the prior art in which the cable 21 and the female socket 30 are fixed to electrically connect the two, not only the installation process is simple, but also in the detachment process, the female socket 30 can be detached by directly pulling out the female socket 30 from the locking groove 110b, so that the detachment process of the female socket 30 is also simple, and the connection assembly 10 makes the installation and detachment of the female socket 30 simpler, thereby facilitating replacement of the female sockets 30 with different functions; in addition, because the contact point of the plug wire assembly 12 and the female socket 30 is located in the clamping groove 110b, and the two are in contact with each other in a plugging manner to realize the installation and the disassembly of the female socket 30, compared with the scheme that the contact point is located on the surface of the shell 11 or is connected manually, the whole installation and disassembly process is safe and reliable.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3a, a second locking member 322 is further disposed on an outer side wall of the fixing post 32, and the second locking member 322 is configured to cooperate with the first locking member 112f in the locking groove 110b of the connecting assembly 10 to tightly fix the fixing post 32 in the locking groove 110b, so as to prevent the female seat 30 from falling off the locking groove 110b; specifically, the second locking member 322 may be a locking groove, and the first locking member 112f may be a protrusion matching with the locking groove; the specific scheme of the first locking member 112f and the second locking member 322 for fixing the female socket 30 on the connecting element 40 can refer to the related description of the embodiment for fixing the female socket 30 in the connecting assembly 10, and can achieve the same or similar technical effects, and will not be described herein again.

Specifically, other specific schemes for fixing and electrically connecting the fixing post 32 of the female socket 30 and the connecting assembly 10 or the cable plug 20 may refer to the related text descriptions in the connecting assembly 10 provided in the above embodiments, and may achieve the same or similar technical effects, which are not described herein again.

In the cable assembly 100 provided in this embodiment, by providing the female socket 30 and the connecting element 40, the connecting element 40 may specifically be the connecting assembly 10 or the cable plug 20 according to the above embodiment; the cable assembly 100 is provided with an electric jack 311 on the first end surface of the female socket 30 for inserting a plug, and is provided with a fixing post 32 on the second end surface of the female socket 30, so that the fixing post 32 extends into the locking groove 110b of the connecting assembly 10 to realize the locking and fixing and the electric connection of the two, or extends into the locking groove 110b of the cable plug 20 to realize the locking and fixing and the electric connection of the two, thereby supplying power to the female socket 30 through the connecting element 40; meanwhile, the plurality of plug wire assemblies 12 are arranged on the connecting assembly 10, and the plurality of plug wire assemblies 12 are arranged in the accommodating cavity 110a of the connecting assembly 10, so that one end of the cable 21 is fixed through the plug wire assemblies 12 and is electrically connected with the cable 21; in addition, at least part of the plug wire assembly 12 protrudes out of the accommodating cavity 110a and is positioned in the clamping groove 110b, so that when the fixing column 32 of the female socket 30 is inserted into the clamping groove 110b for fixing, the electric contact 321 on the fixing column 32 is in contact with the part of the plug wire assembly 12 positioned in the clamping groove 110b and realizes electric connection, and thus, the female socket 30 is electrically connected with the cable 21, and the installation of the female socket 30 is completed; because the connecting assembly 10 can enable the female socket 30 to be inserted into the clamping groove 110b to be fixed with the connecting assembly 10 and simultaneously to be contacted with the plug wire assembly 12 so as to realize the electrical connection with the cable 21, compared with the scheme of fixing the cable 21 and the female socket 30 so as to realize the electrical connection of the two in the prior art, the mounting process is simpler, and in the dismounting process, the female socket 30 can be dismounted by directly pulling out the female socket 30 from the clamping groove 110b, so that the dismounting process of the female socket 30 is simpler, and the mounting and dismounting of the female socket 30 are simpler due to the connecting assembly 10, so that the female sockets 30 with different functions can be conveniently replaced; in addition, because the contact point of the plug wire assembly 12 and the female socket 30 is located in the clamping groove 110b, and the plug wire assembly and the female socket 30 are mounted and dismounted in a plugging contact manner, compared with a scheme that the contact point is located on the surface of the shell 11 or manual wiring is adopted, the whole mounting and dismounting process is safe and reliable.

The above embodiments are merely examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, and all modifications and equivalents that may be made by using the contents of the present disclosure and drawings, or applied directly or indirectly to other related technical fields are intended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A connection assembly, comprising:

the shell is provided with an accommodating cavity and a clamping groove; the clamping groove is used for being clamped and fixed with the fixing column of the female seat;

the plurality of wire inserting assemblies are arranged in the accommodating cavity, and are used for fixing one end of a cable and electrically connected with the cable; at least part of the wire plugging component protrudes out of the accommodating cavity and is positioned in the clamping groove, so that the part of the wire plugging component positioned in the clamping groove is in contact with the electric contact on the fixing column to realize electric connection when the fixing column of the female seat is inserted into the clamping groove, wherein the direction of inserting the cable into the accommodating cavity is perpendicular to the direction of inserting the fixing column of the female seat into the clamping groove;

the accommodating cavity is provided with a public side wall used for enclosing the clamping groove, the wire plugging assembly is located in the clamping groove, the part of the wire plugging assembly extends out of the accommodating cavity and bends and extends to form a conductive part towards the direction away from the bottom of the clamping groove, and the conductive part is arranged on the surface of one side of the clamping groove, which faces towards the public side wall.

2. The connection assembly of claim 1, wherein the patch assembly comprises:

a first connecting member;

a second connector disposed opposite to at least a portion of the first connector;

and the fixing piece is used for fixing the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece on the shell and fixing one end of the cable between the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece so as to be electrically connected with the first connecting piece.

3. The connecting assembly according to claim 2, wherein the length of the first connecting member is greater than the length of the second connecting member, and a first end of the first connecting member is disposed opposite to the second connecting member and forms a limiting groove, and the second connecting member is disposed in the limiting groove, so that one end of the cable is fixed between the second connecting member and the bottom wall of the limiting groove; the second end of the first connecting piece extends into the clamping groove to be in contact with the electric contact of the female seat to realize electric connection.

4. The connection assembly of claim 2, wherein the housing comprises:

the lower shell is provided with a plurality of spaced accommodating grooves and a through hole, and the plurality of wire inserting assemblies are embedded in the plurality of accommodating grooves and correspond to the plurality of accommodating grooves one to one; a threading hole is formed in the side wall of each accommodating groove so that the cable can penetrate through and is fixed with the wire inserting assembly;

and the upper shell is covered on the lower shell, is matched with the through hole to form the clamping groove, and is matched with the plurality of accommodating grooves to form the accommodating cavity.

5. The connecting assembly of claim 4, wherein the end of the receiving groove away from the threading hole and the through hole have the common sidewall, and the second end of the first connecting element extends into the through hole and bends away from the upper housing to form the conductive portion.

6. The connecting assembly of claim 5, wherein a side surface of the common sidewall facing the locking groove forms a groove, the conductive portion is embedded in the groove, and the conductive portion is at least flush with an opening of the groove or at least a portion of the conductive portion protrudes from the opening of the groove.

7. The connecting assembly according to claim 4, wherein a first fastener is disposed on an inner hole wall of the through hole for being fastened and fixed with a second fastener on the fixing column, so as to fasten and fix the female seat.

8. The connection assembly according to claim 4, wherein the upper housing includes:

the panel is covered on the lower shell and provided with a plurality of through holes, and the through holes correspond to the accommodating grooves one to one so that the fixing pieces of the wire plugging assembly are exposed through the through holes;

and the cover plate covers the surface of one side, deviating from the lower shell, of the panel and is used for shielding the through holes.

9. The connection module of claim 8 wherein the cover plate is secured to the panel by gluing, ultrasonic or snap-fitting.

10. A cable plug, comprising:

a cable;

the connecting assembly is used for fixing one end of the cable and electrically connected with the cable; the connection assembly of any one of claims 1-9.

11. A cable assembly, comprising:

the female seat is provided with a first end face and a second end face different from the first end face, the first end face of the female seat is provided with at least one electric plug hole, and the second end face is provided with a fixing column;

a connecting element being a connecting assembly according to any one of claims 1-9, or a cable plug according to claim 10; the fixing column of the female seat is used for extending into the clamping groove of the connecting assembly to realize clamping fixation and electric connection of the two, or is used for extending into the clamping groove of the cable plug to realize clamping fixation and electric connection of the two, so that power is supplied to the female seat through the connecting element.

12. The cable assembly of claim 11, wherein a surface of the securing post is provided with a second catch and an electrical contact; the second buckle part is used for being clamped with the first buckle part of the connecting component to realize fixed connection of the second buckle part and the first buckle part, and the electric contact is contacted with the plug wire component of the connecting component to realize electric connection.